Tag: Affordable Care Act

Health insurance controversy ignites in Ohio

Nordstrom
Ohio Health Insurance Exchange

Controversy over sub-standard insurance policies in Ohio begins to brew New controversy has been sparked in Ohio concerning health insurance coverage and the Affordable Care Act. The state’s insurance companies are letting old insurance policies that do not comply with current federal standards expire. These policies had been allowed to exist due to changes made to the Affordable Care Act in order to ensure that those that could not access the state’s insurance exchange would remain insured. Whether or not these policies would be allowed to expire in Ohio is…

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Health insurance companies submit plans for Michigan’s insurance exchange

S.Vagus
Michigan Health Insurance - State Plan

Insurers have submitted policies and rate proposals for products sold through state’s exchange Michigan’s insurance companies have submitted their new policies and rate proposals to the state’s health insurance exchange. These policies are to be sold during the exchange’s next open enrollment period, which is expected to occur in November of this year. Last year, some 272,000 people throughout Michigan enrolled for coverage through the state’s insurance exchange. These people received their policies from the 14 insurance companies that are participating in the exchange. Regulators will review policies and their…

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Health plan for U.S. Catholic group exempt from contraceptives coverage

G. Turner
condoms contraception health plan

A federal judge has now granted an injunction to almost 200 employers for this temporary change. According to the Affordable Care Act, contraceptives must be covered by every health plan that complies with this law, but a federal judge has now changed this, slightly, by granting an injunction to almost 200 Catholic employers in order to temporarily stop the U.S. government from being able to force them to offer this protection. This injunction was the outcome of a lawsuit filed in march by the Catholic Benefits Association. The Catholic Benefits…

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Cancer insurance may be a vital tool for the young

S.Vagus
Cancer health Insurance Coverages

Appropriate insurance coverage could be a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer Insurance coverage may be a very powerful tool in the fight against cancer, according to a new study from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Conventional health insurance does not typically include coverage for cancer of any kinds. This coverage most often exists as supplemental insurance and must be purchased separately from a primary insurance policy. The study shows that young adults that have been diagnosed with cancer, but have insurance coverage, tend to recover or live longer…

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Health insurance exchange for small businesses may be delayed in New Hampshire

Marc
New Hampshire Health Insurance

Insurance Commissioner calls for a delay small business insurance marketplace New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevingy has recommended that the state wait to implement a health insurance exchange for small businesses. Provisions of the Affordable Care Act called for the creation of insurance exchanges for consumers and exchanges for small businesses in order to expand the availability of insurance coverage. The federal government has, however, opted to delay the enactment of provisions that focus on insurance coverage and small business in order to allow these businesses time to prepare for…

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